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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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